LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Oct 06, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, October 5, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,162 3,140 3,121 Swine or Pork Market Formula 684 821 944 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 383 498 172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,894 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 721 372 20.00-38.00 31.96 400-449 608 427 21.00-39.00 30.88 450-499 583 474 23.00-40.00 30.92 500-549 641 524 27.67-41.00 34.09 550/up 325 589 28.55-42.00 35.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 823 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,854 Minnesota 777 Missouri 734 Nebraska 594 South Dakota 270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 0800C .